"Yes well," Hvit stoked the already dying flame, and elaborated on the subject, "I've never known a dragon to die of old age. Ever. Disease, Bipeds, other dragons, yes... but never old age. We are, little bird, more or less immortal. It would be wise of you to make friends among your own kin, for all other races eventually die, and you will run through a great many companions before you join them."